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Granges-de-Vesin

Canton of Fribourg · District: Broye · 134 inhabitants (2001, former municipality of Granges-de-Vesin, last figure before the merger)
Part of the municipality of Les Montets
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Origin of the name Granges-de-Vesin

Granges-de-Vesin appears in 1330 as "Grangi de Visins". Its etymology has not been established.[1]

Founding of Granges-de-Vesin

Granges-de-Vesin was part of the lordship of Aumont and Montet. The families d'Estavayer, d'Illens, de Gléresse, de Reyff and de Lanthen-Heid held feudal rights there. Until 1804 the village formed a joint municipality with Aumont, and it belonged to the parish of Cugy, later to that of Aumont. The Petite Glâne, which rises at Vuissens, flows through it. In this village of farmers and many commuters, the arrival of the A1 motorway reversed the population trend. Granges-de-Vesin is now part of the municipality of Les Montets (merger of 2004).[1][2]

History of Granges-de-Vesin

1330. The village is mentioned for the first time, as "Grangi de Visins".[1]

1350. Isabelle de Châlon, lady of Vaud and Estavayer, grants the nobles, burghers and inhabitants the general community linking Estavayer-le-Lac with about a dozen villages, Granges-de-Vesin among them.[4]

1798-1848. The village, which had come under the bailiwick of Estavayer, belongs to the district of Estavayer.[1]

1804. Granges-de-Vesin leaves the joint municipality it formed with Aumont and becomes a municipality of its own. The division of the common property runs over 1804 and 1805.[1][2]

1834. The village children stop attending the school of Aumont, founded in 1798.[3]

1836. The municipality builds a small schoolhouse.[1]

1852. On 30 January the Council of State dissolves the general community of Estavayer, and its property is divided.[4]

1878. Aumont is made a parish together with Granges-de-Vesin.[3]

1989. Land consolidation begins.[1]

1990. The Weibel company sets up an asphalt mixing plant in the village.[2]

2004. On 1 January Granges-de-Vesin merges with Aumont, Frasses and Montet (Broye) to form the municipality of Les Montets. Its assembly had approved the agreement on 23 September 2003 by 43 votes with none against.[1][5]

Population of Granges-de-Vesin

Sources and references: [1][5]

Population of Granges-de-Vesin
1811127
1850204
1900153
1950106
198088
2000147
2001134

Historic sites in Granges-de-Vesin

Chemin des Mulets. This historic route recalls the salt carried by mule between Lake Constance and Lake Geneva.[2]

Sources

  1. Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Granges-de-Vesin » (Marianne Rolle, version du 26.09.2016)
  2. Commune des Montets, « Granges-de-Vesin »
  3. Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Aumont » (Marianne Rolle, version du 26.09.2016)
  4. Commune des Montets, « Montet »
  5. Conseil d'État du canton de Fribourg, message n° 104 du 21 octobre 2003 accompagnant le projet de décret relatif à la fusion des communes d'Aumont, Frasses, Granges-de-Vesin et Montet (Broye)

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